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L. H. PERLIVIAN.

WHEEL.

APvLlcAHoN FILED sEP1.23. 191e.

1,324,617. Patented Deo. 9,1919.

ifs 4 C. N UAMUU NTEM WHEEL.

Application led September 23, 1916.

T all whom may concern.'

Be it known that l, LoUrs H. PnnLiLxN, a citizen ot the United States'. residing at N ew York, in the county ot New York and State ot New York, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in 'heels; and I do hereby declare the tollowing to be a tull. clear, and exactl description ot the invention, such as will enableI others skill-ed in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in demountable rims ot the channel type, and more particularly to that term ot such rims as has become known as cross split.

The object in view is the provision ot simple and elticient means tor locking the ends ot the cross split rim together.

A turther object in view is the provision ot such locking means so construct-cd as to be adapted 'to itselt serve as a driver.

With these and Ytnrther objects in view. as will in part hereinatter be specified and in part become apparent, the invention comi prises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements ot parts as subsequently specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure ll is an inverted plan view ot a demountable rim embodying the teatures ot the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse axial section taken centrally therethrough, tragment ot al Wheel body being seen partly in elevation and partly in section.

Fig. 3 is a. transverse section taken approximately on the plane indicated by line 3 3 ot Fig. 2, the parts being` broken away and seen in section.

Fig. 4f is a detail perspective view ot a modified torm ot clip detached.

Fig. 5- is a circumferential section ot a tragment ot a rim having` applied thereto the torm ot clip seen in Fig: 4.

Referring to the dnawiim` by numerals, l indicates a. wheel body having" i tixcd rim or telly band 2. The telly ba d Q is provided with the usual stop flange at the inner tace ot the wheel.

A demountable rim ot the cross-cnt channel type is adapted to be mounted on the telly band 3 with the inner ede'e ot rim 4 resting against the 'dane-e 3,'the out f' edge being supported and retained in po tion by the usual locking` wedges or other similar locking means, not illustrated.

Specification of Letters Patent.

y Patented Dee. 9, 21.919.

Serial No. 21,827.

The cross-cut ot rim l provides ends 5 and 6. ln the course ot construction the base portion ot the rim t is extended slightly bevond the flanges at the place ot the cross cut, so that there are two outstanding),` end portions ot said base and the said outstandingl end portions are bent inward to term inwardly extendirm` projections or transverse tianges ot these projections inwardly enables the ends ot the rim at the cross cut, including the flanges, to substantially meet, as clearly seen in Figs. l and Q ot the drawing. )l spring clip 8, preterably ot Ycomparatively stiit rigid material, and substantially il-shape in cross section is termed to be torced over the flanges 7. The clip S is preferably apjnoximately ot the same length as the flanges, and to keep the clip trom vibrating loose, the flanges 7 are provided with depressions' 9, 9, and the clip is provided with inwardly extendingprojections lO adapted to seat in said depressions. rthe said depressions and projections may be termed in any appropriate manner, as by being stamped.

ln operation, the rim 4 is applied to and remo-ved trom the wheel body atter the manner ot any ordinary demountable rim, being rocked on or 0H" in order to accommodate the valve stem as is well understood in this art. By preterence, however, the telly band 2 is provided with stop lugs or plates 1Q, l2, positioned to serve as drivers and to coperatc with the 'cl-shaped clip S when in position in engagement with the iianges 7. r:the plates 12 are spaced apart a distance to snugly receive the said clip therebetween.

Then the rim Ll is notmounted on the wheel, and it is desired to interchange a tire it is only necessary to pry the clip 8 away trom the Hannes 7 as by the use ot a `screw driver or other appropriate tool, and then the end portions 5 and 6 are tree tor relative movement. @ne ot the end portionsl is then sprung beneath the other rand either swung laterally and the rim and tire relatively moved with respect to each other similar to an unscrewingmovement, or the sprung' end ot the. rim is caused to move to a lappingposition withA respect to the other end a distance sufficient to reduce the diameter ot the rim to that extent necessary vto enable the rim to be treely withdrawn Atroni the tire. To replace the new tire it is only The bending or stamping necessaryto ettect a converse movement ot i the parts to that employed in removing a tire. Of courser` 1 iter the te is in pince on the. rim and ih@ lnnges 7 iv, in Mmmm-nt; the Clip 8 is upplffd hcreio und im ready for nfation a um n. Figs. and Z; l have mwt hodiment varying ,'sl

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